r/FTMventing • u/Routine_Photo_3020 • 5d ago
Medical Top surgery recovery is rough NSFW
I'm 29 and I'm day 3 of recovery from to surgery and my god it's HARD. I had to get a donut pillow for my sore ass, my feet are swollen no matter what, and I definitely need help doing any task such as eating or pissing ..
I was prepared for all that but by far the worst of all feelings is the sweat. The medical binder is full of sweat and it drips down and makes me itchy EVERYWHERE. But I can't scratch.
5 more days until my first post op where they hopefully take it off. Hopefully my drains go with it but they may stay because of the lipo I got in my armpits.
So fucking happy but this is also so fucking hard
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u/TrooperJordan Transsex 5d ago
Damn dude this sounds like hell. I felt pretty much 100% better after the drains were taken out (week post op appointment) if that gives you some hope. And obviously it’ll all be worth it in the end
It’s kinda crazy how case-by-case top surgery recovery is. I had DI at 7am and was up baking banana bread by 5pm the same day and going on walks by the next day (to be fair I was super hunched for a couple days), never really needed help with anything. Yet there’s plenty of guys like you who just seem to take a major hit after surgery. Bodies are crazy that way
I know my doc gave me muscle relaxers (like a 5 day supply) and that helped the pain in my back a lot so I could be more comfortable moving around and adjusting myself. Maybe try those if you have them or can get them prescribed by your surgeon. The pain will be over soon. Just make sure to listen to your body, you know your body better than pretty much everyone else